Ashram

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Ashrams in ancient India, were Hindu hermitages where sages used to live in peace and tranquility amidst nature. Their purpose apart from performing sacrifices and penances was also to use them for the purpose of education. Children were sent to them to be educated. Many Ashrams thus served as Gurukuls or schools as well.

A number of Ashrams have been founded in India in the 20th century as well, most notably the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad which served as Mahatma Gandhi's headquarters during the long struggle for India's independence and Aurobindo Ashram, founded in Pondicherry by the Bengali revolutionary-turned-Hindu-mystic Aurobindo Ghosh.

Topics in Hinduism
Primary Scriptures:	Vedas | Upanishads | Bhagavad Gita Itihasa (Ramayana & Mahabharata)
Other texts:	Tantras | Sutras | Puranas | Brahma Sutras Hatha Yoga Pradipika | Yoga Sutra
Concepts:	Brahman | Dharma | Karma | Moksha | Maya Punarjanma | Samsara
Schools & Systems:	Early Hinduism | Samkhya | Nyaya | Vaisheshika Yoga | Mimamsa | Vedanta | Tantra | Bhakti
Traditional Practices:	Jyotish | Ayurveda
Rituals:	Aarti | Darshan | Puja | Satsang | Thaal | Yagnya
Gurus and Saints:	Sankara | Ramakrishna | Vivekananda | Aurobindo Ramana Maharshi | Sivananda
Denominations:	Vaishnavism | Shaivism | Shaktism Agama Hindu Dharma | Contemporary movements

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